I was looking for a hotel in the centre of Bonn which was near the railway station (flying to/from Dusseldorf): Bonn Hbf is less than 10 minutes walk. The Domicil was in my price range.
I arrived about 10.30pm. Check-in was friendly and I was taken to room 4 which is in a block above the Ristorante Grappa in the courtyard. This may well be the most eccentric room in the hotel. About 2/3 of the room is occupied by the roomy en-suite. There is a small side table and minibar, two rather spartan seats, cable TV, and the ubiquitous trouser press. There are two wardrobes which are built into the en-suite unit.
The double bed is on a mezzanine reached by a ladder to the right of the en-suite. The ladder isn't vertical, but it was sufficiently so for me to decide that I'd descending it backwards. The ceiling beams above the mezzanine are low and I made contact on a couple of occasions. There's no a/c but there was a fan on the upper level, and the windows on the main level provided good ventilation during the day.
It was quiet - away from the trams in Thomas-Mann Strasse. I slept well and was undisturbed by other guests. I couldn't get a wi-fi signal, although T-mobile is supposed to be available.
I wouldn't care for this after a longhaul, but for a couple of evenings in Bonn, it was fine - not a room to forget!
- Best Western Bonn
- Bonn Best Western
- Best Western Domicil
